Data assessed by Coin Metrics shows that bitcoin miners consumed as much energy as what US drivers do in three days. The Massachusetts-based crypto data analysis firm measured the total amount of hashes processed by the bitcoin network through S9 mining machines. The calculations revealed that it took miners 1.75e17 joules (or 1.75 x 1017 watts...The post Bitcoin Consumed as Much Energy as US Drivers in 3 Days Since 2009 appeared first on NewsBTC.
